Blackstreet & Mya - Take Me There

I have an MP3 running about 3:42 that has a :01 intro labeled as "Radio Version Without Intro". You cannot cut off the intro from the Radio Version because it has unique audio. I have no
other information which leads me to believe that a third promo CD exists. All of these promo edits have always sounded as if they were sourced from vinyl.

I finally had a chance to retrieve my promo CD singles for "Take Me There." I have an official Interscope promo CD-R containing the "Radio Version w/o Intro." It has no listed time, but the actual time is 3:43.

I also have a promo CD-R from Bernie Grundman Mastering, which on the label says "Reference disc only." This has the "Main Version w/Edit" and a printed and actual time of 5:02.

Mentioned earlier in the thread is INT5P-6474, but only the printed times are mentioned, so here are the full details:

INT5P-6474
1. Radio Version (listed 4:01; actual 4:03)
2. Album Version (listed & actual 5:02)
3. Instrumental (listed & actual 5:01)

I also have this promo CD:

INT5P-6478
1. Album Version (listed 4:01; actual 4:03)
2. Edit With Mya's Lick (listed 3:31; actual 3:32)
3. Rap-Less Edit (listed 3:11; actual 3:12)

All of the above versions are the same basic mix as the LP version, just with various parts removed or edited. It seems like they were originally set on using the 5:02 version on the soundtrack album but changed their minds and went with the 4:03 version instead.

prisdeej wrote: All of these promo edits have always sounded as if they were sourced from vinyl.

For some reason, it was a bit of a fad in the mid-late 90s
to put fake vinyl noise in songs, especially in the intro.
It was more common on R&B songs as opposed to pop or rock.
I recall that we played one song (don't recall what it
was...the song was a stiff) that had fake cueburn on it.

I doubt very much that these ever even appeared on vinyl,
much less were sourced from it.